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Download free eBook guides to famous literary works
History & The Arts

Download free eBook guides to famous literary works

...open) Great Expectations [A collection of covers for a collection of eBooks inspired by the BBC Four series The Secret Life of Books] Frankenstein [A collection of covers for a collection of eBooks inspired by the BBC Four series The Secret Life of Books] Mrs Dalloway [A collection of covers for a collection of eBooks inspired by the BBC Four series The Secret Life of...
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Using and managing waste
Science, Maths & Technology

Using and managing waste

...resources and a growing population. This album considers the issues that are driving the waste management industry across the EU, looking in depth at processes of recycling, landfill, incineration, obtaining energy from waste, and composting. In the bonus audio tracks Professor Andrew Porteous of The Open University explains why the case studies were chosen, and Dr Suresh...
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Audio 1 hr 17 mins
Childhood in the Digital Age
OpenLearn Ireland

Childhood in the Digital Age

...Open University, introduces some of the key themes, issues, and evidence in this important field... Introduction - Childhood in the Digital Age (#1/5) How is technology changing childhood in the digital age? Are children’s lives today significantly different from our own or is technology simply solving old problems in new ways? The media has claimed that digital...
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Video 15 mins
Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations
Education & Development

Why riot? Community, choices, aspirations

...educational experiences of Open University students at the Maze and Long Kesh prison. * Peacewall Physical barriers or structures erected along interfaces between predominantly CNR neighbourhoods and predominantly PUL neighbourhoods in Northern Ireland. The walls are usually constructed of concrete, stone, and / or steel and wire and can be over 6 metres tall. A 2017...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding dyslexia Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding dyslexia

...resources’ (p. 488). Labour MP Graham Stringer labelled dyslexia as ‘a cruel fiction’ created by the educational establishment to excuse inadequacies in teaching methods for reading and writing, suggesting that this ‘fictional malady’ was a cause for poor literacy and contributed to unemployment and criminal behaviour, and urging that ‘the dyslexia industry...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Languages

How to learn a language

...open education. Tita speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian. She is also currently learning German, and she has also already decided what three languages she’s going to learn next! You can find out more about her teaching and research on Tita’s OU Profile. [An image of Olly Richards] Olly Richards Olly Richards is a polyglot who speaks eight languages (English,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...resource within the group. I decided to support group members’ own confidence in taking leadership. Their challenges included developing a group repertoire and sound where some membership was regularly changing, or had mixed ability, nationalities and the challenges of singing outdoors. Sometimes people don’t see the value in specific group based activity, preferring...
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Article 5 mins
Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...Open University's Professional Doctorates (EdD/DHSC) When undertaking a Professional Doctorate, such as the EdD or the DHSC, successful candidates write a thesis which makes an original contribution to knowledge. These degrees are usually undertaken part-time by mid- to late-career professionals who write a thesis that contributes towards both theory and professional...
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